Caldeira Faial
Loop from Azores, Portugal
Community route · Hiking · Saved 29 Sept 2026
7.4 km · +246 m · 2h 14m · loop · Hiking
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Caldeira Faial is a 7.4 km hike loop, with 246m of climbing and an effort score of 10.
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Route briefing
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Start
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Route start
Start
Route geometry · source 2026-09-29
About 0 min in
7.4 km remaining
+246 m remaining
Climb
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138 m climb
1.2 km at 11.5% average
Saved route geometry · source 2026-09-29
About 0 min in
7.4 km remaining
+246 m remaining
Descent
2.9 km
131 m descent
2.0 km at 6.4% average
Saved route geometry · source 2026-09-29
About 52 min in
4.5 km remaining
+102 m remaining
Finish
7.4 km
Route finish
Finish
Route geometry · source 2026-09-29
About 2h 14m in
0 m remaining
Terrain & grades
91% at ≤15% gradeThis loop packs 33m of climb per kilometre, which makes it a relatively flowing profile. 91% of the measured line is at 15% grade or less (slope only, not surface or technicality). The hardest kilometre is around km 1, gaining about 128m. Total route distance is 7.4 km.
Snow & conditions
Snow not assessedCurrent snow evidence is not available for this route. Missing data does not establish snow-free conditions.
Route sections
Easy effort, about 2h 14m moving time as the Planner estimated it when the route was saved, for 246m of climbing. Expect 3% steep-grade exposure.
Fuel & gear
At this length most people need water rather than food on the way.
Surface
Surface classes from OpenStreetMap, matched to the line. Ways without a surface tag are classed by their road type, so this is an estimate.
Path difficulty, as tagged in OpenStreetMap
- T1 hiking: 6.8 km
No difficulty tag on 94 m of path or track: unknown, not easy.
The SAC hiking scale mappers give each path. It is not a check of exposure, the weather or snow on the day.
On roads with traffic: 358 m in 1 stretch. Roads of class tertiary or bigger in OpenStreetMap; crossings and stretches under 100 m are not counted.
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